Process Development Engineer – Scale-Up & Optimization

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Stock-based incentives

Flexible work model

Job summary

Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA, invites an Associate Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team developing and optimizing synthetic unit operations for technology transfer and manufacturing. The role emphasizes experimental design, data analysis, risk assessment, and hands-on support during process execution and equipment commissioning.

Ideal candidates bring a Chemical Engineering background, strong communication, and experience in process scale-up with first-principles modeling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Associate’s degree plus 4 years of engineering experience.
• High school diploma/GED plus 6 years of engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute experiments for process development and scale-up.
• Author technical transfer and risk assessment documents.
• Serve as a technical expert for lab equipment or systems.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and propose improvements.
• Apply engineering principles and statistical analysis to problems.

Skills

Chemical engineering

Verbal communication

Process development

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree

High school diploma

Tools

HPLC

GC

MS

NMR

FTIR

Job description

Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA, invites an Associate Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team developing and optimizing synthetic unit operations for technology transfer and manufacturing. The role emphasizes experimental design, data analysis, risk assessment, and hands-on support during process execution and equipment commissioning.

Ideal candidates bring a Chemical Engineering background, strong communication, and experience in process scale-up with first-principles modeling.